WFFaithful
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They can't stop Christie. By the time the primaries roll around it will be a coronation not a competition.
Republicans don't like kings.
They can't stop Christie. By the time the primaries roll around it will be a coronation not a competition.
I love all the liberals telling the conservatives who they are going to support. For all the intellect that is housed in the collective brains of the liberals on this board (which apparently is a much greater sum than the conservatives - I read it on the internet) I don't think a single one of you has a firm grasp on the pulse of the Republican Party. Ya'll are praying for Ted Cruz, but it isn't going to happen. Christie is not only a moderate (which like or not the last two presidential nominees have been moderate when compared to the other primary candidates) but he excites the far right without having to kowtow to their rhetoric. I know it might be a somewhat scary thought, but Christie has the makeup to win states like Mississippi and New Jersey even as far apart as they are on the conservative periodic table.
Some of you will be sorely disappointed in a few years.
and mitt created romneycare.
In 2012, the GOP had the worst collection of candidates either party had in my lifetime. Remember, Santorum actually led. He lost his last election by 18%. Herman Cain actually led. Newt led.
Please post polls in 2006 that showed Obama leading among Democrats. Because that was when I called Obama as the next Democratic nominee after reading Dreams from my Father. Certain politicians have it, and in todays political landscape that means everything. Polls are meaningless 2 months before the election, and they are certainly even more meaningless 2 years. And when I use the word meaningless I mean they have exactly 0% value. Not even a small percentage.
Here is a poll from 2006 (2 years before the election) that showed Democratic nominees and their percentages....show me Obama on the list:
Clinton: 36%
Gore: 16%
Edwards: 12%
Kerry: 11%
Clark: 4%
Biden: 4%
Feingold: 3%
Warner: 2%
http://www.gallup.com/poll/23245/clinton-giuliani-top-2008-presidential-nomination-polls.aspx
So you stick to the polls, I will stick to what has worked for me in the past 8 years. I have predicted both Obama and Paul Ryan to be rising stars and Christie is the next one. The trends are pretty easy, and Christie is an easier prediction than either Obama or Ryan because he is a sitting governor, dominating in a blue leaning state, who has major national appeal. He is also intelligent, an incredible public speaker, and is an equal combination of principled and practical.
He is an easy call and Democrats know it, they just don't want to admit it. They are hoping that the Tea Party will screw it up, but in national elections the Tea Party has much less sway. Newt Gingrich was relying on the far right to take him to victory. It turns out that the middle of the Republican party has a lot more to say in presidential nominees. 2016 will be no different.
while i don't disagree in large part with your overall point, i do have a few issues with your post.
for one: polls are not meaningless. that's idiotic. especially not 2 months prior. did 2012 teach you donks anything?
there's a big difference between where obama was in the national political landscape on 2006 and where christie is now. will he rise like obama did? i don't know (don't care really as i'd love to see the pubs run a decent candidate that elevated the level of discourse in this country), but just because obama did it doesnt mean christie is the same guy 2 years prior.
I love all the liberals telling the conservatives who they are going to support. For all the intellect that is housed in the collective brains of the liberals on this board (which apparently is a much greater sum than the conservatives - I read it on the internet) I don't think a single one of you has a firm grasp on the pulse of the Republican Party. Ya'll are praying for Ted Cruz, but it isn't going to happen. Christie is not only a moderate (which like or not the last two presidential nominees have been moderate when compared to the other primary candidates) but he excites the far right without having to kowtow to their rhetoric. I know it might be a somewhat scary thought, but Christie has the makeup to win states like Mississippi and New Jersey even as far apart as they are on the conservative periodic table.
Some of you will be sorely disappointed in a few years.
I love all the liberals telling the conservatives who they are going to support. For all the intellect that is housed in the collective brains of the liberals on this board (which apparently is a much greater sum than the conservatives - I read it on the internet) I don't think a single one of you has a firm grasp on the pulse of the Republican Party. Ya'll are praying for Ted Cruz, but it isn't going to happen. Christie is not only a moderate (which like or not the last two presidential nominees have been moderate when compared to the other primary candidates) but he excites the far right without having to kowtow to their rhetoric. I know it might be a somewhat scary thought, but Christie has the makeup to win states like Mississippi and New Jersey even as far apart as they are on the conservative periodic table.
Some of you will be sorely disappointed in a few years.
I think I just got called a liberal.